Re: Where are all the pinholer's?

On Aug 21, 2007, at 10:17 AM, andy schmitt wrote:
>
> It's not just pinhole photography that's falling off but most of the
> alternative processes as well. Since more & more schools are only
> offering
> digital photography now, the next generation of photographers will
> only be
> introduced to pinhole & other alternative photography forms if they
> actively
> seek it out or accidentally run a cross it. The following
> generation, that
> is just growing up, has been raised on a diet of “real” digital
> prints,
> computer monitors & cell phone screens.
>

Hi Andy,
You're in a good position to see trends, but I'm seeing just the
opposite: a surge in interest in alternative processes, a renewed
interest in handcrafted photographs. There are a lot of people, even
young people who have been raised on digital photography, who find
the digital process ultimately unsatisfying and seek out the more
hands-on creative experience and handcrafted output that alternative
processes offer.
Katharine
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Received on Tue Aug 21 11:40:47 2007